Planning a move in Birmingham? Before moving day, it helps to organise three things: what needs moving, how the removal team can access both properties, and when you expect to get the keys. This checklist explains what to prepare before requesting a quote and how to make packing and unloading easier.
For details of the services available, visit our Birmingham removals page. This guide focuses on preparing for your move.
1. Prepare the details for your removal quote
Give the removal company a clear picture of the job. A list of rooms alone may miss items stored in a loft, garage, shed or garden. Include those spaces when you work through your belongings.
- The collection and delivery addresses, including postcodes.
- Your preferred moving date and whether it is confirmed.
- The main furniture and the approximate number of boxes.
- Large, fragile or unusually heavy items, with measurements or photographs where useful.
- Any packing, dismantling or storage help you would like to discuss.
For a home move, see our house removals service. If you are relocating a workplace, our office removals page explains the service separately.
2. Check access at both properties
In Birmingham, a move from a flat in Digbeth may involve different access arrangements from a house move in Harborne or Sutton Coldfield. The important details are specific to the property: the floor, available lift, stairs, narrow doorways and distance between the entrance and a suitable loading position.
Tell the removal team about shared entrances, locked gates, height restrictions and anything that could affect carrying furniture. For flats, ask the building manager about lift bookings and moving arrangements before agreeing the schedule.
Check parking restrictions at both addresses and discuss a suitable loading position with the removal company. Where arrangements need approval, check with the relevant council or property manager before moving day.
3. Sort and label your belongings
Separate items you are taking from anything you plan to sell, donate or leave behind. Pack items you rarely use first and keep everyday essentials accessible until the final day.
Label each box with its contents and destination room. Mark fragile items clearly and avoid making boxes too heavy to handle. Give the team a simple room plan if the layout of your new property could make unloading confusing.
If you would like help with packing, discuss it when requesting your quote so you can agree what you will pack yourself and what the team will handle.
4. Keep moving-day essentials with you
Set aside a bag or box that travels with you rather than being loaded with the rest of the furniture. Include keys, a phone charger, important documents, medication you need, basic toiletries and anything children or pets need during the journey.
Keep contact details for the people involved in the move handy. Agree who will be available at each property and let the removal company know if the expected key-release time changes.
5. Confirm the plan before the day
Review the agreed quote and check what is included. Confirm packing responsibilities, any furniture dismantling, access arrangements and the expected timetable. Ask about the applicable insurance terms and how to declare items requiring special attention.
If your date is still uncertain or there may be a gap between leaving one property and entering the next, explain that before booking and ask what options are available.
Request a quote for your Birmingham move
Once you have your addresses, access details and an outline of what needs moving, contact Middleton Moving for a quote. Include any questions about packing or storage so the team can discuss a plan suited to your move.